Former state Rep. Jane Smith appointed to BESE

11:47 PM,
Oct. 18, 2013

In this 2011 file photo, former Rep. Jane Smith greets Gov. Bobby Jindal before the start of the a press conference at the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce where a bill was signed, securing funding for the completion of I-49 North. Jim Hudelson/The Times

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A former Bossier Parish superintendent will now serve as the newest member of the state education board.

On Friday, Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed Jane Holland Smith, of Bossier City, as the newest member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Smith will serve in one of the three at-large, statewide roles on the 11-member board. She replaces Stephen Waguespack who left the board to serve as president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.

"Jane is bringing critical education experience and a lifelong passion for education to BESE," Jindal said in a statement. ...